本书是一部落实军事英语教学的全新教材。教材由10个单元组成,包括:陆军兵种常识(单元一)、步兵武器(单元二)、步兵战术(单元三)、炮兵武器(单元四)、炮兵战术(单元五)、战略与战术(单元六)、联合作战(单元七)、信息战(单元八)、特种部队(单元九)、联合国维和(单元十)。每单元由课文(TEXT)、词汇(VOCABULARY)、注释(NOTES)、练习(EXERCISES)和补充阅读材料(SUPPLEMENTARY READING)五个部分组成。书后附有“常用军事用语”。教材内容选自国内外各类英文报刊、杂志及英文网站,知识性、针对性强,信息量大,语言规范、地道。
本书适用于各类军事院校开设军事英语教学之用,尤其适合有陆军初级指挥生长军官培养任务的军事院校在大学英语提高阶段(即高年级阶段)开设军事英语选修课或必修课之用,也可用于各类军事英语培训。
Unit 1 ArmyArms
Text: An Introduction to the Arms of the PLA Army
Reading: A Glimpse of the United States Army
Unit 2 Infantry Weapons
Text: A Brief Introduction to Infantry Weapons
Reading: What Will Be the Next Revolution in Infantry
Weapons?
Unit 3 Infantry Tactics
Text: Tactics for Footmen
Reading: Movement in Urban Areas
Unit 4 Artillery Weapons
Text: Artillery Strike
Reading: MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System, USA
Unit 5 Artillery Tactics
Text: Field Artillery Tactics and Techniques
Reading: Modern Artillery Operations
Unit 6 Strategy & Tactics
Text: Military Strategy
Reading: Military Tactics
Unit 7 Joint Warfare
Text: The Evolution of Joint Warfare--Joint Warfighting
Reading: The Joint Warfare
Unit 8 Cyberwar
Text: Full-Blown Cyberwar
Reading: Marching Off to Cyberwar
Unit 9 Special Operations Forces
Text: Special Operations Forces in the United States
Reading: Special Boat Teams: The "Wave" of Future F
Unit 10 UN Peacekeeping
Text: History of United Nations Peacekeeping
Reading: Operations of United Nations Peacekeeping
Appendix I Army Writing
Appendix II Keys
Appendix III Common Military Terms
Appendix IV Military Ranks of Powers
Appendix V Glossary