本书以通俗生动的笔调叙述了墨索里尼的一生的主要经历，讲他清贫的少年时代，他的爱情与他的家庭，后期的各种政治活动，在意大利实行世界上最早的法西斯统治，发动入侵邻国的战争，二战中充当希特勒帮凶，以及最后被游击队捉拿枪毙的可耻下场。(The book narrates the life of Mossolini in a vivid description, including his youth, love, family and political activities. He was an accomplice of Hitler when Italy invaded neighbours under the Fascist rule amid the Second World War and was finally killed by the guerrilla force,)