CarrionCrow: Good call. =)
Also, now that I think about it, don't buy Dark Crusade either.
Saying Dark Crusade is the best of the series is kinda like saying a certain person is the hottest patient in the combination 3rd degree burns/rampant facial herpes ward.
Additional - just read some of the comments for that wishlist entry, and now I'm not sure whether to laugh, scream or cry.
EndreWhiteMane: So if Dark Crusade is that bad and is the best, did you just say stay away from the Dawn of War series altogether? Or is the first still good for a beginner? You confuse me sir. ;)
In the end, the first Dawn of War and Dark Crusade are pretty different animals in some key ways.
Dawn of War 1 actually has a story that you'll remember for more than two seconds, and the overall mechanics of the game aren't nearly so run down and stretched paper-thin as they are with Dark Crusade.
I would suggest Dawn of War 1 to play, and if you really, really, really like it a lot, then try Dark Crusade. Otherwise, call it good and move on after the credits hit. =)