Christmas 2025 history gift guide.
Good morning, afternoon or evening everyone. I don’t know about other history nerds but I quite like collecting stuff- whether it’s books, militaria, and/or models. With Christmas around the corner I thought id make a little gift guide so you can share it around the family so they have some ideas on what to get you, or if you have a history nerd in your life and have no idea what to get them then maybe start here.
If you think something should be on this list and it’s not then do drop me a message and I will get it added.
(the amazon links are my affiliate links, I will get a little bit of kickback)
Books;
World War II Map by Map https://amzn.to/4oSqEtG
The World War II Collection: 5-Volume Box Set https://amzn.to/47B7Ism
Normandy ‘44: D-Day and the Battle for France, James Holland https://amzn.to/3JAD7D1
Arnhem: Black Tuesday: The Classic World War II Battle Told As Never Before, Al Murray https://amzn.to/47vb41j
Sword Beach: The Untold Story of D-Day’s Forgotten Victory https://amzn.to/47iuqqc
Spitfire Manual 1940 https://amzn.to/3JDt5Bc
The Savage Storm: The Heroic True Story of One of the Least told Campaigns of WW2 https://amzn.to/3WxdztF
Victory '45: A new history of World War II https://amzn.to/4qAhfsp
Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters https://amzn.to/3JEU5Ak
Horrible Histories book boxset https://amzn.to/48gfWYk
Jungle Commandoes- Lucy Betteridge-Dyson https://amzn.to/3K9UnQ5
WW2 Atlas https://amzn.to/3Y1SbNH
Misc.
Horrible Histories boardgames https://amzn.to/48tHwAm
HH Top trumps https://amzn.to/3MAT2SU
Stupid Deaths Board game https://amzn.to/3Klsg0m
Tank jigsaw https://amzn.to/48MDAMb
Spitfire jigsaw https://amzn.to/3K9Wrrj
Hell Let Loose Ps5 https://amzn.to/48JVrU2
Small businesses that need YOUR support
If you want any ww1/2 reproduction odds and ends, and paperwork then please check out Poppy and Andrews Etsy shops
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SommePoppiesRepro
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/YoursSincerelyRepros
My brothers crosstitch business- he has some poppies designs, plus plenty more with new kits coming out regularly