How do I increase the camera height in Command & Conquer: Generals?

It is possible, the Gamedata.ini file has a setting called "maxcameraheight" which allows you to change the camera height. However this prevents you from playing with people (LAN or online) who haven't changed this value.

The Gamedata.ini file is located in installdirectory\EA Games\Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour\Data\INI. If this file is not there you can download it and save it in this location. For example at: http://www.gamefront.com/files/10920361/CC_ZH_104_Gamedata_Widescreen_Update.

Editing the "Gamedata.ini" file can be done with a simple texteditor, set maxcameraheight to something below 1000, 600 or 700 is good usually.

Make also sure to set the resolution in this file to the resolution of your screen. Wide screen resolutions like 1600x900 or 1920x1080 are possible. If you haven't done this yet: set this resolution also in the "options.ini" file which is located at username\Documents\Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour Data. Please make sure to do not change the options in-game because it will screw up this changes!