The General

The General is the name of a book, a magazine, at least two films and an American Civil War locomotive.

1. The General (novel): by CS Forester tells the tale of an English army officer and the Great War
2. The General (magazine): a wargaming magazine published by Avalon Hill.
3. The General (1927 movie): Buster Keaton's American Civil War comedy about a train taken hostage. The film is based on the historic chase between trains pulled by locomotives named The General and The Texas.
4. The General (1998 movie): John Boorman's drama about Dublin criminal mastermind Martin Cahill.