I think it would be impossible to find something that everyone recognizes. The best you might get is a Western piece you can be pretty sure most people have heard. That said, here are a few of my suggestions, filtered more for the "war" aspect than the "widely recognized" one.
"Painkiller" by Judas Priest
"Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", also by AC/DC
"No More Mister Nice Guy", Alice Cooper
"Invader Zim Theme (Obey The Fist remix) by Bass Kittenshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEUMQdMTj94?vq=highres
"Winterborn" by CruxShadows
"Indestructible" by Disturbed
"Call to Arms" and "Warriors of the World United" by Manowar
"Land of Confusion" by Genesis
"Bad for Good" by Jim Steinman
And of course I can't leave out
"Lightning's Hand" by Kansas.
Just to name a few.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
"Painkiller" by Judas Priest
"Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", also by AC/DC
"No More Mister Nice Guy", Alice Cooper
"Invader Zim Theme (Obey The Fist remix) by Bass Kittenshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEUMQdMTj94?vq=highres
"Winterborn" by CruxShadows
"Indestructible" by Disturbed
"Call to Arms" and "Warriors of the World United" by Manowar
"Land of Confusion" by Genesis
"Bad for Good" by Jim Steinman
And of course I can't leave out
"Lightning's Hand" by Kansas.
Just to name a few.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.