Mark Phillips' Pages: Workbook: 10/6/12: Shore batteries, placed during WWII to defend against Japan.

Jacob Lawrence, "The Big Gun," 1944 — Jacob Lawrence, *Untitled [The Big Gun]* (1944)

October 6, 2012:

Shore batteries, placed during WWII to defend against Japan.
Now they overlook an upscale resort owned by a Japanese firm.
It's unclear whether they protect the property, or threaten it.