The Captured Diary of Petty Officer Second Class Koyama
I am very proud to announce the first book to be published under the Crackpot label. When James and I started podcasting on a lark in June of 2017, "The Crackpot Podcast" was the first name he suggested, it made me laugh and we ran with it. A few months ago he suggested we start a new publishing account together, so that I could further encroach on his work and handle cover design, pricing, uploading, and other administrative duties. This was after I insisted on editing every new book before its release, starting with Masculine Axis.
James attracts contributors, just by being the friendly and accessible writing machine that he is. Shelters for the Self drew out Scott Cole, a veteran who lived in Japan. Scott was able to identify the battle described by Koyama in his diary, the taking of Biak by American forces, that began in May of 1944. Scott created a timeline to correspond to diary entries, and added cultural and language context as well. The operator of the Twitter account known as Wrath of Gnon was also moved to contribute. He currently resides in Japan and was able to give additional translation advice and performed detective work on the diarist, providing other readers with valuable information that might lead to the discovery of Koyama's descendants or other relatives. I must thank Tony Cox for volunteering his excellent proofreading services.
It has been a great privilege to work with James, and the community that he has built, on this project, and I hope for many more to come.
It has been a great privilege to work with James, and the community that he has built, on this project, and I hope for many more to come.
Lynn
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The diary of Petty Officer Second Class Koyama was a spoil of war, passed from the hands of an American veteran of World War II into the possession of his heirs, forgotten and found again. It is published here as an artifact of the Pacific theater, memory of which slips away in favor of events in Europe, and in hopes of a connection between the descendants of men made enemies.
*****
The diary of Petty Officer Second Class Koyama was a spoil of war, passed from the hands of an American veteran of World War II into the possession of his heirs, forgotten and found again. It is published here as an artifact of the Pacific theater, memory of which slips away in favor of events in Europe, and in hopes of a connection between the descendants of men made enemies.
Available in paperback and in Kindle edition.
(c) 2018 Lynn Lockhart
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