How do I install Windows onto my MacBook Pro?

Hi guys, newbie to the forum here
Anyway, I'm a bit of a gamer, and what annoys me most is that loads of games are Windows only. I love my Mac, and I make good use of it a lot of the time, but I want to play games! I realise it's not exactly a gaming machine, but we'll try our best with what we have.
So how do I go about this? I was thinking of getting a separate external hard drive to store all my Windows stuff on, is that a good idea? Will it make my Mac more vulnerable to viruses, even though I don't intend to go online while using Windows? Will it be a big drain on RAM? (I have 8GB DDR3).
All advice is well recieved
Thanks.
Milty.

See https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461
You are only virus prone within your Windows environment, such viruses won't affect Mac OS X. But that should not be a concern either way for you since you said you will not be going online in Windows.

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