DirectX Direct3D
You have found the way to Direct3D on DirectX:
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Alex Russell's Game Programming Tutorial using DirectX - Game programming tutorial using DirectX. Assumes you know c++ and basic win32.
gfm's Direct3D Developer Zone - Tutorials, FAQ, downloads.
An Overview of Direct3D - by Bipin Patwardhan on GameDev.net
ShaderX Programming - Links to demos on Direct3D and DirectX Graphics Programming.
Two Kings Direct3D Tutorial - A number of informative tutorials ranging from initialising first window to multi-pass multitexturing.
Using Direct3D with VB - A tutorial for using Direct3D in Visual Basic. Includes an overview of 3D principals, code samples and screen shots.
Wikipedia: Direct3D - History, overview, architecture and a pipeline diagram of Microsoft's Direct3D interface.
XNA's Direct3D Forums - Developer's forum for Direct3D. Includes differences between D3D 9 and 10, hardware support and tips. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.