If you don't want to have z-index issues, output the tag first, then the video/video's container; the order matters (the last object will automatically be on top). Also make sure youkeep the "wmode=opaque" parameter declared on YouTube videos like you already had it, as without that, the video will come on top regardless.
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.