After rapidly ascending the ranks of the Socialist Party, Benito Mussolini created a Fascist state in 1920s Italy through his use of propaganda and diplomacy and led his people in a bloody war that would ultimately result in his downfall.

　　该节目“展示了改变人类历史进程的三十年”，把第一次世界大战和第二次世界大战「串联起来」，描述了1914年到1945年一条完整的时间线上两次世界大战的故事。该系列采用个性驱动的方法，重点关注第二次世界大战的一些关键人物，并记录了（一战时罗斯福、希特勒、巴顿、墨索里尼、斯大林、丘吉尔等人他们在第一次世界大战中，作为年30岁左右的年轻人是如何塑造他们成为二战时已变成风云人物）。历史频道自称这是「同类节目中首创的叙事手法」

Chronicles the rise of power of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in a history of a country that surrendered to dictatorship.