Dewey defeats monsters

Victory is within reach, despite a setback in Long Beach. Also: enter Richard Nixon.

The war in the Pacific reaches a major turning point.

The Trumble Group and Kay Hendry's office hatch a simple plan for blowing up monsters. But will it blow up enough of them? And will it blow them up hard enough?

As the nation reels from the combined disasters surrounding San Francisco, a new president takes office and sees both gloom and points of light within it. Also, Woody Guthrie writes a song.

Once the sea creatures are in possession of San Francisco Bay, what do they want with it? CONTENT WARNING: THIS EPISODE INCLUDES AN ACT OF EXTREME SELF-HARM.

Harry Truman hoped for a decisive encounter with the sea creatures before the election. Then he got one.

Is losing a war to sea monsters a good reelection campaign strategy? Also: enter Ernest Hemingway.

Dominoes continue to fall throughout the Pacific after it becomes the sea monsters' private lake. Also, the Navy reorganizes some deck chairs and tries out some new accessories.