[Footnote 356: See above, § 68, p. 83, note 1.] II ATTACK AND SEIZURE OF ENEMY VESSELS Hall, §§ 138 and 148--Lawrence, § 182--Westlake, II. pp. 133-140, 307-331--Phillimore, III. § 347--Twiss, II. § 73--Halleck, II. pp. 105-108--Taylor, §§ 545-546--Moore, VII. §§ 1175-1183, &c.,--Walker, § 50, p. 147--Wharton, III. § 345--Bluntschli, §§ 664-670--Heffter, §§ 137-139--Ullmann, § 188--Bonfils, Nos. 1269-1271, 1350-1354, 1398-1400--Despagnet, Nos. 650-659--Rivier, § 66--Nys, III. pp. 467-478--Pradier-Fodéré, VIII. Nos. 3155-3165, 3176-3178--Calvo, IV. §§ 2368-2378--Fiore, III. Nos. 1414-1424, and Code, Nos. 1643-1649--Pillet, pp. 120-128--Perels, § 35--Testa, pp. 155-157--Lawrence, _War_, pp. 48-55, 93-111--Ortolan, II. pp. 31-34--Boeck, Nos. 190-208--Dupuis, Nos. 150-158, and _Guerre_, Nos. 74-112--U.S. Naval War Code, articles 13-16--Bernsten, §§ 7-8. [Sidenote: Importance of Attack and Seizure of Enemy Vessels.] § 180. Whereas in land warfare all sorts of violence against enemy individuals are the chief means, in sea warfare attack and seizure of enemy vessels are the most important means. For together with enemy vessels, a belligerent takes possession of the enemy individuals and enemy goods thereon, so that he can appropriate vessels and goods, as well as detain those enemy individuals who belong to the enemy armed forces as prisoners of war. For this reason, and compared with attack and seizure of enemy vessels, violence against enemy persons and the other means of sea warfare play only a secondary part, although such means are certainly not unimportant. For a weak naval Power can even restrict the operations of her fleet to mere coast defence, and thus totally refrain from directly attacking and seizing enemy vessels. [Sidenote: Attack when legitimate.]