A great RTS, it is also one of my favorite games

You can get it for free at GOG.com (goodoldgames)

You have to sign up for a free account and visit this page:

Click on the "Free" button to place your free order. (No CC needed)
Just click and it will be added to your account and you will get an mail about it.

Then go to "My Account" and Click on Empire Earth: Gold Edition, and click on add to GOG downloader.
(GOG downloader is a small utility which allows pause/resume downloads from their site).

Login to the GOG downloader with your account credentials ans start downloading the game.

The game is a 538 mb download and comes with "Empire Earth" and "Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest"

After the download completes, you can install it on your computer and play

Thanks to for the heads up

MetaCritic rating for EE: 8.1
User rating: 8.7