Not sure if it's a camera shop or thrift store I'm looking for, but a place in the city where you can buy Vintage Film cameras (slr's, rangefinders, etc.) and accessories. B&H Photo Video does sell used equipment, and they do sell non-digital SLRs, but these are functional cameras, not toys. More.
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.