No, because Druids did not exist during Megalithic times. Hell, I'm not even sure if Indo-Europeans existed during Megalithic times.
"Just as planned."
It's thought that some form of Indo-European languages existed, but the information is scatty at best.
We have some examples like the Kunda culture
, but those only extended as far as Poland and maybe Germany at best.
What we know as Celtic culture probably sprang from the Hallstatt culture, but that's some distance off Megalithic.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Santos: Ok I wasn't sure to what extent you were joking or if they were missing something. I did find that odd and was a wee bit confused.
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Random question.
Is there any other countries like Afghanistan and Vietnam, "where empires go to die"?
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That's largely a function of popular belief, not something inherent or necessarily historically valid. By that metric what could be the most invaded country in Europe, Poland, might qualify.
Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.
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So I'm working on a year-long graduation project, which involves me personally volunteering at the military museum that Sabre's Edge once also did so at. The project as a whole requires me to make an argument about a point and give evidence for it in an essay and seminar by the end of the school year.
Anyways, do any of you brilliant people here have sources regarding the role and effect that military museums have played in society, economy, and culture?
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@dRoy: What does that mean?
@Fluffy Mc Chicken: Sorry, I don't.
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"Where empires go to die" refers to a country or region that has been invaded and occupied multiple times by other nations, but somehow manages to retain its autonomy and/or its cultural identity in spite of that.
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Ah. I was thinking it was something like "invading Russia during the Winter"-type of deal.
Much like how there were American airmen in Royal Air Force equipment during the Battle of Britain, were there Americans who were manning the M4 Shermans given to the British Army in Africa for El-Alamein?
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No.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
American Volunteers for the UK were largely focused either joining the RAF early on, a recent ancestor of my family did so and died over Germany, or later joined groups like the Eagles.
However there were a few British Army Volunteers. Emphasis on the few. There is a book called Into the Dust and Fire by Rachael S. Cox that details the story of a handful of American Ivy Leaguer's who left the US and joined the British Army who did fight in that particular battle across various roles. Amazon page Not sure how good the work is but it sounds promising. Fair warning though the author has some personal connection to the books subject but it might be ok as she is a professional history writer.
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@Where Empires go to Die
This
◊ is what always comes to mind when I see Afghanistan described as "the graveyeard of empires"
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Santos: Lol. Good ole Poland ball. I can't quite recognize all the others in the last panel though
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From left to right: the Achaemenids, Alexander's Macedon, the Mongols, the Safavids and the Mughals. Mind you, the Afghans actually did play a pretty big roll in the fall of the Safavid Empire.
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I found this recently published book on the Portuguese Empire at the Barnes & Nobles today, and it seems to be getting rave reviews.
Conquerors: How Portugal seized the Indian Ocean and forged the First Global Empire
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Let me know your thoughts about it, or the gist of it, if possible.
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"Just as planned."
Yup, the second one has the Faravahar on it.
Is it true the Imperial War Museum is only open for a limited time in a year?
"Just as planned."
Nope, only closed for 3 days at Christmas.
"Did you expect somebody else?"
That's odd. It was closed when me and my family were in London May last year.
"Just as planned."
No wonder. Thanks
Anyways, one thing to ask about Operation Overlord: I get that Utah and Omaha were to be the American beaches, but were the other Allied forces participating, like the Free Belgian forces, Free Czech forces, and Free Luxembourg forces, allowed to land on those beaches?
Santos: Is there a better source on it then that site?
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