Another great learning path you can take is 1941, 1942, and finally 1940. More complicated/bigger usually equals more fun and more time-consuming.
Anniversary is still the most popular among loyal but infrequent gamers.
I’m looking to play A&A online. Can we play here?
Indeed we can THE WHIP. And do!
Look in the Software Board just below this one. A stickied thread entititled “Gargantua’s KISS Instructions” tells you everything you need to know.
If you just want to play classic and don’t want to download anything you can play at http://gamesbyemail.com/