吳橋兵變導致明軍所倚恃的西洋大砲為後金所有，是明清鼎革戰爭中勝負的重要關鍵之一，然而，先前的研究並不多，筆者因此分赴兩岸幾個圖書館閱覽相關文獻，並就這幾本十分罕見的書籍和版本做一較詳細的介紹與討論。這些作者多為親歷此亂的當事人或其後人，其中徐從治的《圍城日錄》、張忻的《歸圍日記》以及補過居士的《東事紀略》尚存，但後兩書未見學界提及。至於謝璉的《圍城日記》和謝三賓的《視師紀略))(又名《芴記》)，雖已不見原書，然其主要內容或已被納入毛霦的《平叛記》中。此外，余五化的《登遼紀事》、高起潛的《東征紀》、劉新祐的《保萊全書》和佚名所撰的《孤忠錄》等，則均已佚。對這些文獻的析探，應可提供後續深入研究吳橋兵變一必備的基礎。而從各書文句之避諱，筆者亦略論及文獻背後所隱藏的書寫者之主觀意識。

The Wuqiao Mutiny 吳橋兵變 led by Kong Youde 孔有德 in 1632 was one of the key turning points in the downfall of the Ming dynasty because it allowed the Manchu to gain possession of western cannons that the Ming armies relied on. However, there have been few studies on the importance of this historical event. In this article the author introduces several firsthand accounts of the mutiny that have rarely been mentioned in previous studies. This research is a necessary first step to studying the course of the mutiny and its influence on the fall of the Ming dynasty. The author also tries to discuss how the attitudes of the writers or transcribers and the political situation affected the wording of the accounts.