The General or The Generals may refer to:

Film and television

* ''The General'' (1926 film), a Buster Keaton film * ''The General'' (1992 film), a Russian war film * ''The General'' (1998 film), a John Boorman drama about Dublin criminal Martin Cahill * ''The General'' (TV series), a British TV fly-on-the-wall documentary series about a hospital * "The General" (''The Prisoner''), an episode of ''The Prisoner'' * "The General", an episode of ''

Spyforce ''Spyforce'' is an Australian television series that aired from 1971 to 1973 on Nine Network. The series was based upon the adventures of Australian Military Intelligence operatives in the South West Pacific during World War II. It was produced ...

'' * "The General", an episode of ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars''

Literature

Fictional works

* "The General", a 1918 poem by

Siegfried Sassoon Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English war poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both describ ...

* ''The General'' (C. S. Forester novel), a work about a World War I general * ''The General'' (Muchamore novel), a novel in the CHERUB book series by Robert Muchamore * '' The General (series)'', a series of science fiction novels by

S. M. Stirling Stephen Michael Stirling (born September 30, 1953) is a Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author who was born in France. Stirling is well known for his The Domination, Draka series of alternate history (fiction), alternate history no ...

* ''The General'' (Sillitoe novel), a World War II novel by Alan Sillitoe * ''The Generals'' (novel), a 2007 novel by Simon Scarrow * ''The Generals'', a novel in the series '' Brotherhood of War'' by W. E. B. Griffin

Fictional characters

General (DC Comics) General (Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Chuck Dixon as an adversary of Batman, the character first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #654, published in Decem ...

, an enemy of Batman and other DC superheroes *

General Wade Eiling General Wade Eiling, sometimes known as The General, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history Wade Eiling first appeared in ''Captain Atom'' #1 (March 1987) and was created by Cary B ...

, another DC Comics supervillain, sometimes known as simply "The General" * The General, an enemy found in Marvel's

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Non-fiction works

* ''The General'' (book), a biography of Charles de Gaulle by Johnathan Fenby * ''The General'' (Bilby book), a biography of David Sarnoff by

Kenneth W. Bilby Kenneth Whipple Bilby (October 7, 1918 – August 1, 1997) was a recipient of the Legion of Honour, an executive vice president of RCA, and the author of ''The General,'' a book on David Sarnoff's role in the creation of RCA and television. Bio ...

Music

* "The General" (The Rifles song) * "The General" (song), a song by Dispatch

Other uses

* The General (horse), a horse owned by American President John Tyler * ''The General'' (locomotive), a locomotive commandeered in the Great Locomotive Chase of the American Civil War *

The General (insurance) The General Automobile Insurance Services, Inc., or simply The General, is a licensed insurance agency that is a subsidiary of PGC Holdings Corp. that focuses on auto insurance. In 2012, the company was acquired by American Family Insurance; The ...

, an insurance agency specializing in automobile insurance, formerly Permanent General * ''The General'' (magazine), a wargaming magazine published by Avalon Hill * The General, a nickname for US automobile manufacturer

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People with the nickname

Martin Cahill Martin "The General" Cahill (23 May 1949 – 18 August 1994) was an Irish crime boss from Dublin. He masterminded a series of burglaries and armed robberies, and was shot and killed while out on bail for kidnapping charges. The Provisional Iris ...

(1949-1994), Dublin criminal *

Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government ...

(1890–1970), French statesman and general *

Horace Grant Horace Junior Grant Sr. (born July 4, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for Michael Reinsdorf, the president and chief operating officer of the Chicago Bulls. He attended and played college baske ...

(born 1965), American retired National Basketball Association player *

Les Keiter Lester Keiter (April 27, 1919 – April 14, 2009), also known as the "General", was a newscaster and sports director of Honolulu, Hawaii television station KHON-TV. Keiter, who also lived in New York and San Francisco, also called some of the bi ...

, American newscaster and sports director *

Bob Knight Robert Montgomery Knight (born October 25, 1940) is an American former basketball coach. Nicknamed "the General", Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-ti ...

(born 1940), American retired college basketball coach and current TV analyst *

Mark Lee (Australian rules footballer) Mark Lee (born 29 March 1959 in Mildura, Victoria), father to Alice Springs Netball great Tahlia Lee, is known affectionately as "The General" and is a former Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club. Recruited from Richm ...

(born 1959), Richmond ruckman of the 1980s *

Rinus Michels Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels (; 9 February 1928 – 3 March 2005) was a Dutch football player and coach. He played his entire career for AFC Ajax, which he later managed, and played for and later managed the Netherlands national team ...

(1928-2005), Dutch football player and manager