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An IDF medic’s front-line accounts of battlefield salvations

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26.04.2026

Major Andrew Fox, A former British Army officer was moved by my new book on military medicine and the ingenuity and humanity of those who adminster it. He wrote the following review:

“Heroes of Palmar: How One IDF Unit Revolutionized Combat Medicine in Gaza by Dr Tuvia Book offers a concise yet impactful account of an often unseen aspect of modern warfare: the urgent, improvised, and heroic efforts of combat medics striving to save soldiers’ lives amid the chaos of battle.

Drawing from his experience serving with the Israeli Defense Forces’ Palmar combat medical extraction unit during the war in Gaza, Book delivers a personal and operationally insightful narrative. At its core, the book is a tribute to the men and women of Palmar, a specialised medical........

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