It doesn't matter who does what or how they do it, there will always be those that think they know better! You would probably find that if you gave one of these detractors a fresh Mythbusters style of project, they would not know where to start Spell checker suggested mobsters and thrusters for Mythbusters, interesting!
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.