What a great question - as the HubMob this week is all about Christmas, I will answer your question in the form of a HubMob Hub ;) - Great Secret Santa Gifts.
I like to mix something humorous with something useful, and hope I do actually know a bit about the person. When I don't know them well enough, a bit of research (asking others / attempting to get to know them better) is required before the present hunting can begin.
One example was a mug filled with chocolate and a chocolate monopoly-type game. Yes, this was for a chocolaholic, and no, not for a female. ;).
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.