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The General (C. S. Forester Novel)
The General or The Generals may refer to: Film and television * The General (1926 film), ''The General'' (1926 film), a Buster Keaton film * The General (1992 film), ''The General'' (1992 film), a Russian war film * The General (1998 film), ''The General'' (1998 film), a John Boorman drama about Dublin criminal Martin Cahill * The General (TV series), ''The General'' (TV series), a British TV fly-on-the-wall documentary series about a hospital * The General (The Prisoner), "The General" (''The Prisoner''), an episode of ''The Prisoner'' * "The General", an episode of ''Spyforce'' * The General (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), "The General" (''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'') Literature Fictional works * The General (poem), ''The General'' (poem), a 1917 poem by Siegfried Sassoon * The General (Forester novel), ''The General'' (Forester novel), a work about a World War I general by C. S. Forester * The General (Muchamore novel), ''The General'' (Muchamore novel), a novel in the CHERUB bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The General (1926 Film)
''The General'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film released by United Artists. It was inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the American Civil War. The story was adapted from the 1889 memoir ''The Great Locomotive Chase'' by William Pittenger. The film stars Buster Keaton, who also co-directed it along with Clyde Bruckman. At the time of its initial release, ''The General,'' an action comedy film made toward the end of the silent era, was not well received by critics and audiences, resulting in mediocre box office returns (about half a million dollars domestically, and approximately one million worldwide). Because of its huge budget ($750,000 supplied by Metro chief Joseph Schenck) and failure to turn a significant profit, Keaton lost his independence as a film maker and was forced into a restrictive deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1954, the film entered the public domain in the United States because its claimant did not re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentry (Robert Reynolds)
The Sentry (Robert "Bob" Reynolds) and The Void are respectively a superhero and supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Paul Jenkins (writer), Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee, with uncredited conceptual contributions by Rick Veitch, the characters first appeared in ''The Sentry'' #1 (2000). Robert "Bob" Reynolds / Sentry and the Void appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film ''Thunderbolts*'' (2025), portrayed by Lewis Pullman. He will reprise the role in ''Avengers: Doomsday'' (2026). Publication history Creation In the late 1990s, Paul Jenkins and Rick Veitch developed an idea by Jenkins about "an over-the-hill guy, struggling with an addiction, who had a tight relationship with his dog" into a proposal for Marvel Comics' Marvel Knights line. Jenkins conceived of the character as "a guardian type, with a watchtower", and came up with the name "Sentry" (after previously considering "Centurion"). Veitch suggested that the characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Cahill
Martin Cahill (23 May 1949 – 18 August 1994) was an Irish crime boss from Dublin. He masterminded a series of burglaries and armed robberies. He was shot and killed while out on bail for kidnapping charges. The Provisional Irish Republican Army took responsibility for Cahill's murder but no one was ever arrested or formally charged. The media referred to him by the sobriquet "The General". The name was also used by the media to discuss Cahill's activities while avoiding legal problems with libel. Cahill took particular care to hide his face from the media — he would spread the fingers of one hand and cover his face. Early life He was born in a slum district just off Mountjoy Square on Grenville Street in Dublin's north inner city, the second of twelve surviving children of Patrick Cahill, a lighthouse-keeper, and Agnes Sheehan. By the time he was in school, Martin and his older brother John were stealing food to supplement the family's income. In 1960, the family was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Motors
General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The company is most known for owning and manufacturing four automobile brands: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC (marque), GMC, and Cadillac, each a separate division of GM. By total sales, it has continuously been the largest automaker in the United States, and was the List of manufacturers by motor vehicle production, largest in the world for 77 years before losing the top spot to Toyota in 2008. General Motors operates manufacturing plants in eight countries. In addition to its four core brands, GM also holds interests in Chinese brands Baojun and SAIC-GM-Wuling, Wuling via SAIC-GM-Wuling, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile. GM further owns GM Defense, a namesake defense vehicles division which produces military vehicles for the United States government and military, the vehicle safety, security, and information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The General (magazine)
''The General'' (1964–1998) was a bi-monthly periodical devoted to supporting Avalon Hill's line of wargames, with articles on game tactics, history, and industry news. It was the first professionally produced wargaming magazine for the nascent cardboard and hex-map wargaming hobby. Over the years the magazine was variously called ''The Avalon Hill General'', ''Avalon Hill's General'', ''The General Magazine'', or simply ''General''. It was headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. With the sale of Avalon Hill to Hasbro in 1998 the magazine ceased. Its unofficial heir was '' Operations Magazine'' published by Multi-Man Publishing to support the line of Avalon Hill games that remained in print, but that too went out of print in 2010, replaced by '' Special Ops'' magazine in 2011. History When the first issue was published, wargaming in the modern recreational sense was still in its infancy, and The Avalon Hill Game Company had been producing wargames for a mass market for only five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The General (insurance)
The General is a licensed insurance agency that is a subsidiary of Sentry Insurance that focuses on auto insurance. In 2012, the company was acquired by American Family Insurance; The General brand remained as a separate brand. In 2024 Sentry Insurance announced that it would acquire The General from American Family Insurance for $1.7 Billion, and the acquisition finalized on January 1, 2025. The General specializes in insuring drivers who are considered "high risk" whose car insurance premiums are typically more expensive. Tiku Raval is the current president of The General. History The General began selling insurance in 1963, under the company name Permanent General Agency. Later, the name was changed to Permanent General Assurance Corporation (PGAC), and in 2012, it was announced that Permanent General and all affiliated companies will unify under the one brand name "The General." Since 2016, retired professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal has endorsed and appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The General (locomotive)
Western & Atlantic Railroad #3 ''General'' is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive built in 1855 by the Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor in Paterson, New Jersey for the Western & Atlantic Railroad, best known as the engine stolen by Union spies in the Great Locomotive Chase, an attempt to cripple the Confederate rail network during the American Civil War. Today, the locomotive is preserved at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Georgia, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Before the Civil War Built in 1855 by Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor in Paterson, New Jersey, ''The General'' provided freight and passenger service between Atlanta, Georgia, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, before the Civil War on the Western and Atlantic Railroad of the State of Georgia and later, the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company. Civil War During the Civil War on April 12, 1862, the ''General'' was commandeered by Northerners led by James J. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The General (Idaho)
The General is a mountain summit in Custer County, Idaho, United States. Description The General is part of the Salmon River Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located 17 miles (27 km) north-northeast of Stanley, Idaho, on the boundary line of the Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness on land managed by Salmon–Challis National Forest. The peak ranks as the second-highest peak in the Salmon River Mountains and third-highest in the wilderness. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Salmon River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Lightning Creek in 0.85 mile (1.37 km) and above Mystery Lake in 0.38 mile (0.61 km). Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, The General is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The General (horse)
The General was a horse owned by President of the United States, US President John Tyler. When he died, John Tyler had The General buried on his Sherwood Forest Plantation, in the Sherwood Forest Pet Cemetery. The horse's epitaph reads: See also * List of historical horses References Individual warhorses John Tyler Individual male horses United States presidential horses {{horse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Escape (The Rifles Album)
''Great Escape'' is the second studio album from The Rifles, released on 26 January 2009 after it was delayed from its initial release date of 13 October 2008. The album delay was somewhat attributed to the length of time it took to record. The Rifles used two different producers, Dave McCracken and Stan "Jan" Kybert, as well as recording the album in three different locations. The Rifles used Dave Davies' (The Kinks) Konk Studios in Crouch End, Dan Hawkins' ( The Darkness) studio Leeders Farm, and "The Pool" in Miloco Studios to record the album. The working title for the album was ''The Pavement's Diaries''. The album was released in North America on 15 September 2009 through Nettwerk Music Group. Track listing * The last track contains a hidden track called "Lazy Bones". Track listing Japan Edition * The last track contains a hidden track called "Lazy Bones". In popular culture "The Great Escape" was used on the soundtrack of the 2011 video game ''Test Drive Unlimit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The General (Guns N' Roses Song)
"The General" is a song by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It was first released as an "R-side" to their single " Perhaps", and as a standalone single on December 8, 2023. Like the other singles released since the band's semi-reunion in 2016, it was conceived during the ''Chinese Democracy'' recording sessions from the late '90s to 2000s. Background The title of the song came from drummer Brain, who named it so when the band was eating General Tso's chicken "but when eturned it in to Axl he thought it was called ‘The General’ because ewas kind of making fun of Tommy tinsonas Tommy was, the band, you know, kind of like the MD ..and he thought, like, you know, I was like poking fun at Tommy as being, like, you know, like a general... and I was like, ‘No, dude, it was because we ate general's chicken.’ "The General" was initially recorded during the sessions for ''Chinese Democracy''. Parts of the orchestral arrangements in the song were played as an intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The General (Dispatch Song)
"The General" is a song by the roots rock band Dispatch. It appeared on their 1997 album '' Bang Bang'' and became one of the group's most well-known songs. Composition This song, written by Chadwick Stokes, tells a story about a brilliant and battle-torn 19th century general, who has a dream in which he realizes the futility of the war he is fighting. In ''The Best of Dispatch'', a book containing guitar and voice transcriptions of selected Dispatch songs, Chad Urmston describes "The General": Formats The song has appeared in multiple formats, including its original version on the album '' Bang Bang'', as well as multiple live versions on their albums '' Gut the Van'', '' All Points Bulletin'' and, most recently, '' Dispatch: Zimbabwe''. In the Madison Square Garden format, the song features several instruments including the trumpet, saxophone, and trombone, an addition never before featured in the song. At New York City's Radio City Music Hall in 2012, during the band's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
