Assuming that you're referring to the diary of sidney J. Montz,
He was taken to england after he's injured in the war.
According to his opinion, england was calm, nice, and peaceful. The negative side is that there was nothing to do there and he was constantly bored
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Answer:
In particular, European traders wanted to trade for gold, which could be found in western Africa, and also to find a maritime route to "the Indies" (India), where they could trade for luxury goods such as spices without having to obtain these items from Middle Eastern Islamic traders.
Why? Because he completely destroyed the old political division of Western and Central Europe, proving, oddly enough for a military dictator, that the power of repressive or oppressive states can be brought to nothing. In the process he also re-organized borders around, in part along ethnic lines. By doing so, he acknowledged the rights of people to, if not rule themselves, be considered a Nation as such.
Despite being ultimately defeated, his actions in Europe ultimately (among other things of course) led to the contemporary Europe we know today.