[1] He was chief historian of the Army and an expert on strategic planning in World War II.
[5] He graduated from Columbia College and received his master's and doctorate from Harvard University.
Matloff was an instructor at Brooklyn College before joining the army during World War II.
[1] He began his career as military historian while in the army, writing a historical account of the Fourth Air Force.
He joined the United States Army Center of Military History as a civilian and served as chief historian from 1970 to 1981.