Is this what I'm looking for from Davis? I haven't read much on Mallory outside of the fiction I mentioned above. That and some stuff revolving around Conrad Anker finding his body.
I'll look for some more stuff from Heffernan and check out some of your recommendations above over the summer. Thanks.
Into the Silence - The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis
Incredible book. Davis recounts the earliest expeditions to summit and measure the height of the world's tallest mountain by a team of near-superhuman PTSD-haunted veterans of the Great War who'd already been through Hell and were fully prepared to tolerate any hardship for the glory of the British Empire. One of the last great expeditions of exploration in the fully classical tradition. Also a fascinating history of the First World War, the British Survey, and alpinism.