Mom usually gets first "dibs" at custody no matter where you are, but if is isn't set in law, then there is no legal custody, but they usually won't take a child away from their mother unless they can prove she isn't fit to take care of them and it is in the childs best interest to be placed with dad 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.