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In the show Peaky Blinders, some of the characters who were in the British Army during WW1 were disgruntled after the war. Going as far as throwing their war medals in the river. Yet at the same time proud of their service. Was this attitude common for enlisted English veterans after WW1?

by /u/Tight_As_An_Apple in /r/AskHistorians

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