It is just not nearly as detailed as a standard 1040. It was developed for people with few deductions and credits. If you don't have any special situations and you are filing single with no children...it is the easiest way to go.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.