Iron Maiden has lots of songs about history and literature. Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Alexander the Great, Aces High, Run Silent Run Deep, 2 Minutes to Midnight, Powerslave, Run to the Hills, Where Eagles Dare, Revelations, Flight of Icarus, Die With Your Boots On, The Trooper, To Tame a Land, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Prisoner, Tailgunner.
Run Silent Run Deep is off their "No Prayer For The Dying" album, and you can listen to a really crappy sound sample of the song from
here.