Anthony Kemp (1939 – 29 January 2018[2]) was an English writer, journalist and military historian specialising in the history of World War II.
Anthony Kemp was born in London in 1939,[3] he had a clear memory of the preparations for D-Day in the Hampshire village where he lived as a child.
After a short period as a university lecturer, Kemp worked for twelve years as researcher, producer, and director of documentary programmes for British television, notably Television South.
[4] He was associated with a number of award-winning documentary productions on the Second World War, including Nan Red, the story of D-Day at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, Calvados.
[5][6] He was author of numerous books on various aspects of military and contemporary history and was a contributor to several academic journals.