张南主编的《军事英语阅读》是面向大学高年级以上学生和青年学者编写的军事专业英语辅助读物。本书旨在通过英语这一国际化语言载体，向读者推介国外军事知识，包括军事思想、军事技术、军事装备、军事后勤、军事学术、军事院校、军事训练、军事历史、军事人物、典型战例等诸多方面。希冀读者在学习军事知识的同时，了解军事英语的词汇、文体和表达特色。

张南主编的《军事英语阅读》是为大学高年级学生和青年学者掌握专业英语知识而编写的军事专业英语辅助读物，共分11个单元，内容涵盖军事思想、军事学术、军事人物、典型战例等多个方面，尽可能全方位地利用文献摘选来展现军事英语的词汇、文体和表达特色。各单元主题突出，栏目设置新颖，包括单元导读、正文、注释、问题和词汇等内容。书后以附录的形式提供中文对照参考和与军事领域相关的重要学术信息，包括国外英语军事网站、军事期刊、军事学术会议、军事数据库等。

《军事英语阅读》既可作为大学高年级专业英语阅读教材，也可供广大军事爱好者学习参考。

Preface

Unit 1 Overview of Military

 Text 1 A Brief Introduction to Military

 Text 2 The Information Warfare

 Text 3 A Balanced Army for the 21st Century

 Text 4 Land Force Qualities

 Text 5 Military Quotes, Jokes and Stories

Unit 2 Military Theory

 Text 6 The Art of War

 Text 7 Art or Science of War

 Text 8 Sun Tzu’s Theory of War for Understanding the Outcomes of Terrorist Campaigns

 Text 9 Strategies of War

 Text 10 The Principles of War

Unit 3 Military Technology

 Text 11 Muscle-Powered Weapons

 Text 12 The Invention of Firearms in China

 Text 13 The Development of Tank Technology

 Text 14 The Evolution of Warship

 Text 15 Tactical Nuclear Weapons and Guided Missiles

 Text 16 What Sort of Anti-Satellite?

 Text 17 Nonlethal Technology

 Text 18 Potential Military Applications of Nanotechnology

Unit 4 Weapon Equipment

 Text 19 Technology Meets Modern Warfare

 Text 20 Strategic Weapons of Today

 Text 21 High-Tech Weapons of Tomorrow

 Text 22 Nonlethal Weapons of Tomorrow

 Text 23 Killing Tanks Is No Longer Enough

 Text 24 Lockheed F-35 Lightning Ⅱ

Unit 5 Military Logistics

 Text 25 Logistics Carries the Load in Every Army Operation

 Text 26 The Tenets of Focused Logistics

 Text 27 Critical Logistics Information and the Commander’s Decisions

 Text 28 New Challenges for the DTS in the War on Terrorism

 Text 29 Joint Health Services Support (JHSS)

Unit 6 Military Academics

 Text 30 The Russian Military’s Strategy for “Sixth Generation” Warfare

 Text 31 Building Transformational Capabilities

 Text 32 Recent Events Suggest Cyber Warfare Can Become New Threat

 Text 33 Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW)

 Text 34 The US Army Chemical Corps: Serving a Nation at War, Today and Tomorrow

Unit 7 Military Academies

 Text 35 History of Military Academy

 Text 36 History of United States Military Academy

 Text 37 Whampoa Military Academy

 Text 38 The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

 Text 39 Military Academies in the Soviet Union/Russia

Unit 8 Military Training

 Text 40 Training Becomes Fashionable

 Text 41 Army Basic Training

 Text 42 Air Force and Navy Basic Training

 Text 43 The Joint Fires and Effects Training System

 Text 44 How the Army Trains

Unit 9 Military History

 Text 45 What Is Military History

 Text 46 The Gunpowder Revolution

 Text 47 Why the Axis Lost

 Text 48 Warfare in the Nuclear Age

 Text 49 Impact of the War on Terrorism

Unit 10 Prominent Military Figures

 Text 50 Alexander the Great — Macedonian Conqueror

 Text 51 Genghis Khan — Mongol Conqueror

 Text 52 George Washington — American General

 Text 53 NapoleonⅠ — French Emperor

 Text 54 Douglas MacArthur — American General

Unit 11 Examples of Typical Battles

 Text 55 Spanish Conquest of Peru

 Text 56 The Battle of Waterloo

 Text 57 Atomic Bombing of Japan

 Text 58 Huai-Hai Compaign

 Text 59 The Persian Gulf War

Appendix A Chinese Version for Reference

Appendix B Professional and Academic Information