Typically only people who are invited to the wedding are invited to the bridal showers, but if you want to throw her a bridal shower and people there don't expect to be invited to the wedding, then it could be a nice gesture. It all depends on the situation.
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.