12 Facts About Maurice Matloff

Maurice Matloff was an American military historian.

Maurice Matloff was chief historian of the Army and an expert on strategic planning in World War II.

Maurice Matloff graduated from Columbia College and received his master's and doctorate from Harvard University.

Maurice Matloff began his career as military historian while in the army, writing a historical account of the Fourth Air Force.

Maurice Matloff joined the United States Army Center of Military History as a civilian and served as chief historian from 1970 to 1981.

Maurice Matloff was the author of a number of books on United States military strategy in World War II and military history of the United States.

Maurice Matloff conducted an oral history program for the United States Department of Defense.

Maurice Matloff taught at Georgetown University, and held appointments at Dartmouth College, University of California at Berkeley, University of Georgia, University of Maryland, San Francisco State College, University of California, Davis and the US Military Academy at West Point.

Maurice Matloff was a visiting fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Maurice Matloff was a member of the Cosmos Club, the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians and the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

Maurice Matloff was a recipient of the Department of the Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the Meritorious Public Service Medal, and the Department of the Army Distinguished Civilian Service Award.

Maurice Matloff's niece, Judith Matloff, is a writer and journalist.