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THE KRAKEN BUSTERS

THE KRAKEN BUSTERS

By: THE KRAKEN BUSTERS
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 Telling the story of America's strangest conflict, the largely forgotten war between the United States and an ocean full of angry sea monsters in the late 1940s and early 1950s.© 2021 THE KRAKEN BUSTERS Art World
Episodes
  • 01 The Missing Ships, 1944-45

    01 The Missing Ships, 1944-45
    Aug 17 2021

    We begin our exploration of the US-Sea Monster Conflict with a look at the murky origins of the crisis, a rash of missing ships during the end of World War 2. Also, a short overview of the project.
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    24 mins
  • 02 This Might Be a Problem, 1945

    02 This Might Be a Problem, 1945
    Aug 22 2021

    The US Navy has its first direct encounter with the sea creatures as Black Jack Kraken attacks a convoy and is driven off by the USS Dahlgren.
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    22 mins
  • 03 Panama, 1946

    03 Panama, 1946
    Aug 29 2021

    The Navy brass felt that the best thing to do with the sea monster problem was to try to sweep it under the rug. The creatures had other ideas, and it's hard to sweep the wreckage of a major canal under a rug.
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    24 mins
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