MUSIC IN HISTORY

First off, there are the national anthems, of which the oldest one is Great Britain's God Save the Queen, an official national anthem since 1825.

The White House lets you read and listen to the national anthem of the USA.

PBS has some interesting information on Civil War music.

In Mexico, there are a lot of songs that have their roots in the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Here is more on Pancho Villa tunes. And here you can listen to a song about General Felipe Angeles.

The Nazis knew how to use music effectively. This site gives further info. And they're still at it. In 2004, BBC reported about police raids on houses of people who uploaded Nazi music on the internet.

"Military justice is to justice what military music is to music." Groucho Marx quoted.

Here's a free World War II music video. All the good stuff.