 | Shogun: Total War
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $9.73 The original game! Groundbreaking, full of style and historical content - this is the one that started it all. Battle for control of japan against rivals for the honor to call yourself shogun!
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 | Shogun: Total War Warlord Edition
Buy new: $63.94 / Used from: $13.25 The expansion pack ("Mongel Invasion") focuses on the failed invasions of japan by Kublai Khan (a what if scenario). Its no longer available. But this pack gets you both the original and the exansion!
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 | Shogun : Total War : Prima's Official Strategy Guide by Dean Evans
Buy used from: $2.81 The strategy guide for the original game. If you're a traditional RTS fan, the realism and attention to detail might throw you off. This will help you adjust and get a much more rewarding experience.
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 | Medieval: Total War
Buy new: $62.56 / Used from: $4.00 The successor of Shogun! This game ROCKED the Strategy Gaming Genre. Monstrous scope, tons of depth. A polished game that is very addictive and satisfying to play.
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 | Medieval: Total War Viking Invasion Expansion Pack
Buy used from: $4.59 The expansion to MTW offered many improvements. Unlike most expansions this one is worth every cent you'll spend! The clock is turned back to 793CE and the Vikings are on the rampage!
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 | Medieval: Total War Battle Collection (Viking Invasion)
Buy new: $73.98 / Used from: $10.99 Get both Medieval TW and The VI expansion for a few less florins. Get the complete experience. So much game here that you'll be busy for months and months to come!
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 | Medieval: Total War(TM) Official Strategy Guide by Rick Barba
Buy used from: $3.10 The Strat Guide for medieval is pretty nice. Good tips, and a full unit guide with all the stats. Not to mention an explanation of the combat system. You'll need this!
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 | Rome: Total War
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $6.85 About to be released! I played the demo, the graphics blew me away. The game play is still deep and addictive. Can't wait! preorder your copy now!
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 | Rome: Total War (Prima Official Game Guide) by Stephen Stratton
Buy used from: $3.74 Trust me, TW games are big in scope and rich in depth. You'll want the strategy guide. Hopefully it will offer as much info as the MTW guide did!
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 | The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Buy new: $8.54 / Used from: $0.01 You know how to play and you're familiarizing yourself with the units, provences etc. But you need Sun Tzu as your mentor if you ever want to be a truly great general!
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 | Principles of War by Carl von Clausewitz
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $3.00 Von Clauswitz is a legend in the world of military thought. You'll want this book to get you thinking about the complexities of battle and the intricacies of plannning.
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 | On War (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) by Carl von Clausewitz
Buy new: $18.48 / Used from: $11.25 Next to "The Art of War" this is the most well-known book for military strategists and tacticians. long, but tons of good stuff - and also quite facinating.
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 | An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present by David Eggenberger
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $1.97 The most well known battles of history. Laid out for you to examine! This can help, trust me! If it worked for Hannibal or Alexander, it will be useful info for any TW general!!
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 | The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present by R. Ernest Dupuy
Buy used from: $23.99 I LOVE this book. Any conflict in history you want to know about has in depth information. The campagnes, the battles, the weapons, it's all there.
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 | 100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present by Paul K. Davis
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $5.86 100 of the most decisive battles. Marathon, Trebia, Cannae, Thermopolae.. trust me they all have lessons that any good TW general should learn!
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 | Atlas of World History by Patrick K. O'Brien
Buy new: $57.37 / Used from: $18.50 TW games have a lot of historical content and pride themselves on adding little touches to immerse you in thier world. You'll no-doubt be inspired to learn more!
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 | The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome (Hist Atlas) by Chris Scarre
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $4.50 With the release of Rome: TW right around the corner, you may be inspired to brush up on your knowlege. being familiar with the real history will only help you when playing the game!
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 | Attila
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $6.61 A TV movie, but not too shabby. Gives a nice sense of the world of rome at the time. Also for those not tactically inclined the battle scenes demonstrate some basic battle tactics and roman formations
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 | Verdi - Attila / Jérôme Savary · Riccardo Muti · Samuel Ramey · Teatro alla Scala
Buy used from: $17.99 A more dramatic and cinematically superb story of the barbarian leader we've all heard of and few really know much about.
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 | Gladiator (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy used from: $2.77 A great movie! Not historically accurate, but the battle in the beggining is amazing and demonstrates tactics you can use in the game (testudo, hiding cav in the woods and charging from the rear, etc)
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 | Braveheart
Buy used from: $2.55 A fantastic movie, and related to MTW as u can play the REAL william wallace. Take a lesson from the battle scenes (flanking with cav works nicely, and charging cav into spears is a bad idea!)
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 | Barbarians (History Channel)
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $13.45 A fairly nice documentary that covers the so called "barbarians". The Goths, The Hun, The Mongols, and the vikings - all except the hun are in the games. You'll learn some stuff and get pumped up too!
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 | The Last Samurai (Full Screen Edition)
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $0.49 A beautiful movie. Has a lot of sammurai culture in it, and shows the sammurai on the battlefield. After playing Shogun you'll love this movie. The battle scenes are nice too.
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 | Rome - Power & Glory
Buy new: $20.49 / Used from: $11.99 Again... I cant wait to play RTW! This documentary has been on tv for a while. It's pretty nice, and ull learn a lot and get more excited about controling your own legions!
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![Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FX9R1QYML._SL75_.jpg) | Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal [VHS]
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $17.95 A classic. It's about the defeat of hannibal at the hands of Roman general Scipio, in the 3rd punic war. It has the battle of zama in it. It's got elephants. nuff said!
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