The US declares war on Germany.
They are eager to return home to their young daughter..
They travel to Washington three years later for the unveiling of the Tomb of the Unknown.
The Blochs try to resume their quiet prewar life, but Peter is famous now.
Peter finally arrives home.
The plans and map he acquired made all the difference in the battle.
While lying in a Paris hospital with his leg in traction, he is awarded the Medal of Honor.
Trying to get them back to their lines, he is wounded.
He stumbles into an underground bunker and discovers battle plans.
His two companions drown in mud.
Peter is assigned to reconnaissance.
The Nat\'l Guard takes part in the battle for Juvigny.
She is exposed to the flu going around the world and becomes ill.
It depicts gardening and the cookbook.
Maren and her friend Emily are on a float for a Liberty Loan drive.
He is arrested and convicted.
Hunsader, Milwaukee\'s post master, has been stealing her mail.
Her next-door neighbor, a lawyer, suspects Mr.
She hasn\'t been receiving Peter\'s allotment for a long time.
She acquires a poodle to serve as watch dog.
Her home is broken into by members of the Loyalty Legion.
When she is arrested for stealing supplies for the fighting men, she realizes someone was eavesdropping.
Maren tells her friend how the library\'s campaign to collect books for soldiers is bringing in books unsuitable to send to the troops.
Mitchell Hunsader, the son of Maren\'s tormentors and a bully, proves to be a coward.
Later, they fight at Chateau Thierry, a horrifying experience.
They become the first Americans on German soil.
They begin their service as caretakers of the army\'s horses and mules before being assigned to Alsace.
They move to NJ and boards a former German liner to journey to France.
Peter excels at training.
The Guard leaves for training in Texas.
When will she learn to keep her ideas to herself? Peter is drafted and reports to the National Guard.
She\'s put in charge.
At the Wisconsin Women\'s Club, she suggests they compile a wartime cookbook.
Her talk goes so well, she\'s asked to speak at other places.
Her boss decides Maren should give a talk on gardening.
Maren Bloch, a clerk at a Milwaukee library branch, suggests a gardening display, because everyone should strive to grow as much of their own food as possible.
The US declares war on Germany
