Knowledge is the best friend to have, as it connects you closely with Allah your Lord, and the Prophets, and the Righteous since the beginning of humanity. But good friends to help you in deen, or to help them in getting close to Allah is even better, as it connects many more to Allah and the Prophets. This is the One Ummah we need.
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.