Stephen Douglas Carls is University Professor Emeritus of History at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. Carls began teaching at Union in 1983 and taught there until his retirement in 2023. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at Union, Carls served as the history department chair from 1990 to 2023. The Union University Alumni Association recognized Carls in 2008 with its Distinguished Faculty/Staff Award, and in the fall of 2022, the university named him to its Bicentennial Hall of Honor as one of one hundred individuals who had contributed significantly to Union’s vision and mission since its founding in 1823. He is a specialist of modern France, the First World War, and Europe between the two world wars.