Israel's edge : the story of the IDF's most elite unit -- Talpiot / Jason Gewirtz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gewirtz, Jason, author.

Contributor:

Rebecca Pepper Sinkler Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tokhnit Talpiyot (Israel).

Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel--Officers--Training of.

Israel.

Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel.

Physical Description:

ix, 230 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Jerusalem ; Springfield, NJ : Gefen Publishing House Ltd., [2016]

Summary:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Talpiot "the flagship of the research and development systems of [Israel's] security." Former President Shimon Peres notes that Talpiot "accentuates one of the most eminent sources of strength of the state of Israel: its human capital." Former Prime Minister and Chief of staff Edhud Barka says. "Talpiot has established a wide variety of unique and amazing tools that have been able to multiply the efficiency and strength of the intelligence services and military might of the IDF immeasurably." Instead of being trained only to fight, the few soldiers selected each year for Talpiot are taught how to think. Through dozens of interviews with graduates and early founders of the program, Israel's Edge explains Talpiot's highly successful recruiting methods and discloses many of the program's military and intelligence victories. Included are profiles of Talpiot's outstanding graduates who have created cutting-edge business including Check Point, Compugen, Anobit (bought by Apple) and XIV (bought by IBM). This is an inside look at the unsung heroes of the military unit that has had more of an impact on the state of Israel than any other. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 A Devastating Force for Change 1

Chapter 2 Talpiot's Founding Fathers 12

Chapter 3 Finding the Super Soldier 22

Chapter 4 Polishing the Program 37

Chapter 5 It All Starts in High School 49

Chapter 6 The World's Fastest Learning Curve 56

Chapter 7 Training to Think Far Beyond the Box 67

Chapter 8 Reality Check 77

Chapter 9 Attack by Keyboard 85

Chapter 10 Making an Impact 97

Chapter 11 High-Tech Tinkerers 107

Chapter 12 Talpiots in Space 119

Chapter 13 Missile Command 126

Chapter 14 On a Mission 140

Chapter 15 Israel's New Heroes 153

Chapter 16 "Talpiots Only Need Apply" 158

Chapter 17 Project Success 166

Chapter 18 Life Savers 177

Chapter 19 Reunion! 190

Chapter 20 The Future 205.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rebecca Pepper Sinkler Fund.

ISBN:

9789652297136

9652297135

OCLC:

908554568

Publisher Number:

99966739970