> The final twist: Benoist-Méchin grew into a prominence of his own as a historian and journalist who enthusiastically collaborated with Nazi Germany’s takeover

> The final twist: Benoist-Méchin grew into a prominence of his own as a historian and journalist who enthusiastically collaborated with Nazi Germany’s takeover of France in World War II. He was condemned to death as a traitor after the war and eventually had his sentence commuted after seven years in prison. In total, Benoist-Méchin was interned for 10 years: arrested in Sept. 44, sentenced in June 47 and released in Nov. 54. He went on to write well-respected history books; I have read a couple of them. I knew about his conduct during WWII but never knew he was friends with Joyce.