Donald Campbell: The Man Behind the Mask

Generations are familiar with the haunting black and white television footage of Donald Campbell somersaulting to his death in his famous Bluebird boat in January 1967. His towering achievements, and the drama of his passing, are thus part of the national psyche. But what of the man himself? The son of the legendary Sir Malcolm Campbell, who was famous for being the ultimate record-breaker of the interwar years, Donald broke the land speed record 9 times and the water speed record 4 times with his Bluebird cars and boats. This book paints a fascinating portrait of an intense, complex, superstitious, yet abnormally brave man.