I did not want to make my first installment on this thread to be overly long; so i saved these strategic and Tactics tips for here.
First thing i always do on a new map is to click on my provinces. If i got industrial factories, i immediately put infrastructure there to augment the factories and be able to produce tanks as soon as i can.
I then scroll down the province list and produce structures where ever i find resources listed in my province list.
Then i put barracks in all other provinces and increase barracks in capital city to level 2 for production of commandos later in the game. If you run out of funds for either of these activities visit the market place and sell off what you dont need to buy what you are lacking to produce the builds.
Visit the market place regularly and look for bargains to buy. If a resource is selling for more than you can buy it, then buy it and sell back the quantity that you bought at that lower price at the higher selling price. Instant profit...Hehe.
It is up to you whether you research militias or not. I have found them useful for the first day or two when using them to over run positions quickly that are AI's next to you before they have that many troops or mechanized troops.
Research tanks to the medium lvl as soon as you can. You will need one industrial and lvl 2 infrastructure to make them. Other researches are optional, but i usually always include actual Infantry as opposed Militias in my early builds.
It is always good to make divisions of 4-6 troops in the early part of map. A mix of mech, infantry and artillary or antitank is usually a good idea. Don't need to research anti-air till later when the map day allows planes to be researched.
Well, that's a quick synopsis of what I have learned in my first 24 days of Game Play here at CoW. I hope it helps some understand the game better and have a better time War Gaming as a result.
My motto is: "Win or Lose...War Game ...&...Have Fun. 
