Well, it is a type of abuse of power, you are holding something over a person and getting them to do your bidding for you and having them think that everything that is wrong with the situation is your fault and usually involves threatening to tell the victims, family and friends of the issue in a bad light, which makes them fear not doing the abusers dirty work.
Psychological blackmail is prevalent throughout the story.It is a very good read.
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.