For some reason I thought it was "Flight of the Valkyries" that played during the into screen to this military strategy game I played on my Atari many many years ago... but perhaps someone can set me straight. I cant even remember the tune anymore. It was a little more fast paced than FOTV. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond because this has been driving me crazy.

If the Atari played the same tune that my Amiga version did, then it would be "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from the Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg. You can check to see if it is by checking around 30 seconds into this YouTube clip--that's the one I remember: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52O-pOBe-HE

If I remember correctly (it was about 20 years ago after all...) it was Gustav Holst's Mars, The Bringer of War.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0bcRCCg01I