Quote Originally Posted by Firn View Post
Missed that post. Never read an English book about the Italian front and specificially the ferrate, so I can not recommend one. While I don't go mountaineering to explore military history you can easily combine it in some cases. Certain military roads and routes have become actually rather famous.

I plan to get 'Storia della Grande Guerra sul fronte italiano', but only as a reference as I just don't have the time to read as much as I would like.
Been meaning to get to this one, but haven't yet. The reviews look promising:

http://www.amazon.com/The-White-War-.../dp/0465020372