BARBARIAN AT THE GATE. FROM THE AMERICAN SUBURBS TO THE TAIWANESE ARMY - Tecno-Libro

Barbarian at the Gate: From the American Suburbs to the Taiwanese Army is the unique account of a white American doing military service in the ROC (Republic of China) army. Locke fell in love with Taiwan during a year of language study and decided to make the island his home. Acquiring Taiwanese citizenship as a way to make life easier proved anything but. The bureaucratic nightmare found him trapped and stateless in Hong Kong for six long months, and after settling into life in Taiwan he received a surprise call-up for military service. It was a daunting challenge for the perennial outsider, the softly-spoken introvert needing to conform to military life in a setting where as the only westerner he was the ultimate odd-man-out. After basic training at the country'.s toughest boot camp he served the rest of his two years'. at a mountain base in Miaoli County. Barbarian at the Gate is a detailed and brutally honest insider'.s look at Taiwan'.s military, and also the personal story of the sear