Tukhachevsky: ‘the Red Napoleon’

The Red Army's Marshal Tukhachevsky was one of the most brilliant, innovative, and influential military theorists since Napoleon Bonaparte.

Some military historians believe the Second World War could have ended sooner had Tukhachevsky lived to lead the fight. Here are a few of his key ideas:

This is an extract from an article written by Bill Wenger, published in issue 73 of Military History Matters.