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Reviews - A Long Way Home

The Top Ender Tri-Services Magazine Incorporated - 01 Aug'10
Book Giveaway

Author Charles Granquist is a surviving veteran of one of Australia's most iconic military campaigns - the rats who saved Tobruk, WWII. He served in North Africa and Greece and was captured by the Germans. He orchestrated a remarkable five escape attempts, is one of only 530 surviving Australian POWS that were held in Europe and is one of three men left from his platoon. These numbers are dwindling each year.

MAGAZINE of the ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY - 01 Jun '10
Section - Book Notes by Joan Buckley

Written by Charles Granquist and published by Big Sky Publishing Charles Granquist like many boys at this time, lied about his age and joined the infantry in World War II...

Great Lakes Advocate - 01 May '10
Advocate News Section - The long way home for POW Charles

CHARLES Granquist was just 17 years old when World War II broke out. So, like many others, he lied about his age and enlisted in the army as fast as he could. The young Charles didn't want his mates to leave without him – even though he knew what might lie ahead. His father was a World War I veteran, and that traumatic experience had "knocked him about badly".

Launceston Examiner - 24 Apr '10
General News Section - Courage and valour recorded

Bert Orchard was a Tasmanian who was at Gallipoli and on the Western Front and kept meticulous diaries of it all. His son Arthur, of Hobart, has painstakingly transcribed the faded words of these diaries, so this book is virtually by Bert.

Port Macquarie News - 23 Apr '10
Review By GLEN TOWLE

HE lied about his age. He enlisted. He fought. He was wounded. He was captured. He escaped - five times. Now Charles Granquist has written a book about his time as a POW.

Daily Telegraph - 22 Apr '10
By The Book (Review)

THOUSANDS of books have been written from the stories generated by Australian soldiers who served in World War II. But there always seems to be one more worthwhile story to tell. This one is the tale of Charles Granquist, son of a Swedish migrant chicken farmer, who enlisted and was in North Africa during the brief triumph over the Italians. He left before the Germans arrived and besieged Tobruk but ended up in Greece where, due to an odd set of circumstances, he was captured by the German navy. But he was not keen on being a prisoner and made five escape attempts during his time as a PoW..

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