Answer:
No he was not
Explanation:
He got his butt beat because he underestimated the Russian winter and basically starved his men and thrusted them into a climate they weren't used to, on terrain they don't know, with a pretty awful supply route and expected them to win.
Many countries are much more peaceful and less threatening than the U.S is
I think upper class boys were expected to be able to read
lower class people were the ones not to learn