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Examples from history make everything clear, and in addition they afford the most convincing kind of proof in the empirical fields of knowledge. This applies more to the art of war than anything else. 1 Perhaps a final and vital conclusion is that a prolonged peacetime service is not necessarily conducive for the preparation of military personnel for war. 2

The Gallipoli campaign occupies an important place in modern Turkish history, a position reinforced by the release of new publications and the construction of additional monuments to mark the centenary of the conflict. However, these are comparatively recent developments as, just decades ago, the Gallipoli campaign was not regarded as significant to the foundation of the Turkish Republic nor as a powerful source of national identity. While popular Turkish remembrance and commemoration of the campaign began with the wartime propaganda and myth-making of the period, the Turkish War of Independence proved more significant to the national consciousness, inspiring its own particular myths and legends. Yet, with the passage of time, official military histories, personal war narratives, the construction of the Dardanelles Martyrs' Memorial in the early 1950s and the official campaign of the 1980s to create a more articulated Gallipoli history proved instrumental in establishing Gallipoli as crucial to the foundation narrative. Alongside this, recent political and sociocultural developments have also seen the creation of an alternative Islamic myth (with the controversy that accompanies it) while reinforcing the omnipresence of Gallipoli in Turkish history and national consciousness.

The military successes of the fledgling Arab Caliphate of the 7th century, against the more established Byzantine and Persian empires, have been commonly attributed to religious fervour or fortuity. Often neglected is the fact that the Arabs had several commanders whose superior generalship compensated for a lack of resources and organization. Therefore the battles fought during these campaigns have to be re-examined to incorporate how military leadership played its part in the victories. The Battle of Yarmouk is one such encounter where the traditional historiographies require re-evaluation in order to encompass the effectiveness of the Caliphate army under the direction of Khalid ibn al-Walid.

The article deals with the achievement of the Belarusian scientific thought in the last 20 years in the field of military policy research, military cooperation, and partnership with Russia.

The article deals with the achievement of the Belarusian scientific thought in the last 20 years in the field of military policy research, military cooperation, and partnership with Russia.