《利玛窦中国札记》主要撰写者是一位在中国生活了多年的欧洲人，他以灵敏的感受和一个旁观者的态度，详尽记录了在中国的传教经历。《利玛窦中国札记》共五卷，第一卷概述当是中国各方面情况；第二至五卷记叙传教士们（包括利玛窦本人）在中国的传教经历。因此，

The publication of The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road in 1972 marked the birth of the 'new military history', which emphasized military organization - mobilization, pay, supply, morale and, above all, logistics - rather than military 'events' such as sieges and battles. Geoffrey Parker studied one of the great logistical feats of early modern Europe: how Habsburg Spain managed to maintain and mobilize the largest army in Europe in an 80-year effort to suppress the Dutch Revolt, at 700 miles' distance. Using a unique combination of surviving records, he presented strikingly the logistical problems of fighting wars in early modern Europe, and demonstrated why Spain failed to suppress the Dutch Revolt. The book has been constantly cited since its first publication in English (with translations into Spanish and Dutch). This revised second edition includes some new sources and updates some references but otherwise remains faithful to the original version.