My best childhood vacation destinations were - matheran, mahabaleshwar, nainital, ooty, simla etc in india. These places are so sweet because of hillstation.
We saw the circus parade in Milwaukee Wisconsin every years for years. Nothing like a picnic on the way and then sitting in the same spot year after year.
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.