The Swing Shift Shuffle is a radio program of swing, big band, jazz, boogie woogie and other popular music from the 1930's and 40's that airs every Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (US Central Time) on WEVL 89.9 FM in Memphis, Tennessee, with a live webcast at wevl.org. In addition to the radio show, this blog is dedicated to all aspects of the Swing Era, including art, automobiles, cartoons, comics, history, movies, music, news, science, technology, and anything else that happened during that time. It also includes announcements about events in the Memphis/Mid-South area related to the Swing Era, such as classic movies, concerts, dances, lectures, etc. If you see something that fits the description, send it to me at tim@wevl.org. If you would like more information about the radio show, just go to the Radio Show FAQ page.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Robot Tanks Of World War II

"Drones" may be the newest military, law enforcement and even civilian craze, but they have been around for a while.  Paleofuture noted that science fiction writer Hugo Gernsback predicted manned flame tanks in the mid-1930s, but revised his prediction by the mid-1940s to make the tanks unmanned robots controlled by radio waves.  The Germans actually deployed small radio controlled tanks to act as land torpedoes. 
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