...it a process of historical energy. There are countries which have latent powers, latent resources, they are full of potential energy, so to speak. And...unlock that, express it. As kinetic energy a country is organisation, co-ordinated effort, your epiphet, fascism. . . . Historically the purpose of this war...

...there is nothing outside the army. This is partly a political point, in the Frankfurt School mode: '"As kinetic energy a country is organization, co-ordinated effort, your epithet, fascism.' He [General Cummings] moved his chair slightly. 'Historically the purpose of this war is to translate...

...concept of history or historical energy: 'There are countries which have latent powers, latent resources, they are full of potential energy so to speak. And...unlock that, express it. As kinetic energy a country is organisation, co-ordinated effort: your epithet, fascism' (Mailer, 1948: 321). The last remark is a...

...liberal junior officer, Hearn, about the historical significance of the war for the United States: Historically the purpose of this war is to translate America's potential into kinetic energy . . . When you've created power, materials, armies, they don't wither of their own accord. Our vacuum...

...States. General Cummings's formulation of this idea is worth quoting at some length: '1 listorically the purpose of this war is to translate America's potential into kinetic energy. The concept of fascism, far sounder than communism if you consider it, for it's grounded firmly in men's...

...the war. The time setting is now ten years ago, but General Cummings had caught the vision of 1984: Historically the purpose of this war is to translate America's potential into kinetic energy. The concept of fascism, far sounder than communism if you consider it, for it's grounded firmly in men's...