• Warrior Soul

  • The Memoir of a Navy SEAL
  • By: Chuck Pfarrer
  • Narrated by: Chuck Pfarrer
  • Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (584 ratings)

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Warrior Soul

By: Chuck Pfarrer
Narrated by: Chuck Pfarrer
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"Since the first navy frogmen crawled onto the beaches of Normandy, no SEAL has ever surrendered," writes Chuck Pfarrer. "No SEAL has ever been captured, and not one teammate or body has ever been left in the field. This legacy of valor is unmatched in modern warfare."

Warrior Soul is a book about the warrior spirit, and it takes the listener all over the world. Former Navy SEAL Chuck Pfarrer recounts some of his most dangerous assignments: On a clandestine reconnaissance mission on the Mosquito Coast, his recon team plays a deadly game of cat and mouse with a Nicaraguan patrol boat. Cut off on the streets of Beirut, the author’s SEAL detachment must battle snipers on the Green Line. In the mid-Atlantic, Pfarrer’s unit attempts to retrieve - or destroy - the booster section of a Trident ballistic missile before it can be recovered by a Russian spy trawler. On a runway in Sicily, his assault element surrounds an Egyptian airliner carrying the Achille Lauro hijackers.

These are only a few of the riveting stories of combat patrol, reconnaissance missions, counter-terrorist operations, tragedies, and victories in Warrior Soul that illustrate the SEAL maxim "The person who will not be defeated cannot be defeated."

©2004 Chuck Pfarrer (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

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  • JB
  • 10-22-13

An amazing story

What made the experience of listening to Warrior Soul the most enjoyable?

Overall, I really enjoyed this audio book. I think Mr Pfarrer did an outstanding job narrating the book.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Warrior Soul?

Several moments, some made me laugh and others made me sad.

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Damn fine book!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I would recommend this book. It is a very entertaining, informative, and down-to-Earth book. If you want to know what it is like to be a Navy SEAL, minus all the hype, this is the book to read. Mr. Pfarrer talks about the human side of being a SEAL. SEALs are people like everyone else with fears and personal failings. Sometimes this fact can be lost on those of us who get lost in the media inspired SEAL image.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Warrior Soul?

I was surprised to discover that Mr. Pfarrer had written the movie "Navy SEALS" (among others). I didn't know that the movie was written and inspired by an actual Navy SEAL. I had thought that "Navy SEALS" was strictly a Hollywood creation with little basis in reality. I'm going to watch the movie again with this new prospective in mind.

Have you listened to any of Chuck Pfarrer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is the only book by Chuck Pfarrer that I've ever listened to. I love listening to books read by the author. It makes the book much more personal. The fact that the author read his own book is one of the reasons I chose to listen to it in the first place.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There are many moving moments in the book. I particularly liked when Mr. Pfarrer shared his personal thoughts and fears as well as his personal failings (as he believed them to be) with the reader. I haven't found such candidness in any of the other SEAL autobiographies I've read.

Any additional comments?

This is the story of a pre 9/11 Navy SEAL. A unique read.

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Excellent book and excellent author!

Would you consider the audio edition of Warrior Soul to be better than the print version?

I have not read the print version, but hearing it from the horse's mouth so to speak means a lot to me.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Of course my favorite is Chuck. He's the real deal!

Which scene was your favorite?

Impossible to choose. I loved every minute of the book.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

I'm not into catchy tag lines. The story speaks for itself.

Any additional comments?

I completely disagree with what others have said in their reviews about Chuck not being a good narrator for this book. I found his voice not monotone, but calm and soothing. Exactly what you would NOT expect from a true ass-kicker. He's intelligent, trustworthy, and a true American hero. One of my favorite books of all time for sure.

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very good, but....

wish it had more details of the fighting and some missions (when possible). feel like "well this happened, then we did that" then you're hearing something completely different. it is a great listen but it could've been more in depth and more descriptive.

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Seal life as described in detail

Good and complete story of Seal life.

Would recommend as good reading

although gets a little tedious and long.

Suggest you obtain!

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  • DS
  • 11-06-14

BEST OF BREED

I've read a whole bunch (18) of the recent crop of SPEC OPS memoirs and enjoyed them all. This is the best of breed. Sure you get the play-by-play on an few ops (which are exciting and make you very glad they work for us) but what made this special was the thoughtful and personally candid introspective look at his interior life.

He was a very brave and competent operator, a party-hardy SEAL and, I would guess, a great one-night-stand. But he was also someone with enormous strength of character and a steady moral compass in his professional life (if not his personal life). I'm glad I wasn't one of his wives but I wish I had known him. He'd be a very good friend and a smart guy who's opinion I'd value. Great listen (it helps that he read his own life story).

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Bravery with Courage for Country and Mankind

Where does Warrior Soul rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The more books that I listen to about the SEALS, I am discovering that it is hard to choose how to rank them. The books I have listened to have had awesome stories to tell and excellent narrators to tell them.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Warrior Soul?

One of the most memorable moments of Warrior Soul was during a three member SEAL Team mission, to do reconnaissance, while in Honduras. The men were in a Zodiac and the rain was coming down in sheets, stirring the ocean so forcefully thus creating swells as high as a house. They had a map in order to locate the left turn, that would put them in the channel and up to the beach. The visibility was 100 yards, no moon and no stars. Chuck was steering the Zodiac and had to have had excellent training in order to keep control of the 7 foot long, inflatable boat, with a high powered motor or he might not of kept the boat from flipping over. The SEALS are still the best trained men in the world, who are very few in number but so well skilled because of their training, that they are able to accomplish the impossible.

Which character – as performed by Chuck Pfarrer – was your favorite?

The author, Chuck Phaffer, narrated his own novel and did an excellent job. He was also my favorite character

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

There was one part of the book where I did have an extreme reaction. It was very early in the morning, maybe 3 am, which may have attributed to my sobs. That moment tugged at my heart.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed listening to this memoir, which was thrilling, exciting and included many edge of your seat moments. I couldn't listen to the memoir all in one sitting due to its length. But when I had the time, my ear buds were in my ears and I was listening. I will say that when Chuck was describing one of the many operations that he was involved in, I found it almost impossible to put the book down. Those scenes were real life, secret insertions and extractions, that occurred in other parts of the world during war time. These wars have occurred in my lifetime. Purchase this memoir, especially if your interest is listening to books about war time. Return the book if you find that you are unable to listen because of the narrator or the text.

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great listen

True American heroes risking their lives for our freedom. listen to the sacrifices our troops make

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interesting

It was good (lots of stories that get your imagination going) till he cheated on his wife. Then I quit listening and deleted.

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My first and favorite

This was my very first audiobook. I looked low and high at the time for the best navy seal story, and here it is. BUDS, memorable officers, life outside, making the best of the worst, and even seal team 6 are here. What more could I ask for?

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