It depends one you and your company. I like the front because they try to pick on me and I have a smart mout and tough skin. Closer if you want to be part of the show, farther if you just want to enjoy the show.
Plus, If you are with guys, bacholarette parties are near the front.
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.