Depends when, we almost did OTLLet's say Cuba does something REALLY bad to tick the United States off, so the US invades? Do you think it would end up like another Vietnam? How long do you think it would take for us to smash their military?
I would hope it would run better than Grenada, which was a monumental clusterfuck that we won basically because the enemy was whoppingly disorganized. The military has come a long way since then, and Cuba would be a fast and quick victory; the peace afterwards might be tough though...I foresee something along the lines of Granada. Only slightly longer. Cuba is too nearby to the USA to stand a chance in invasion. Somehow I also think ordinary Cubans wouldn't be too enthusiastic to defend the island or join some guerilla campaign.
Fidel and Raoul are a bit old to go guerrilla in the jungles...It's going to be a tough, brutal war with a lot of atrocities as Fidel and co flee into the jungle to wage an insurgency. But ultimately, it is one which the US actually could win since Cuba is an island and the USN can cut off resupply to the Communists.
For Cuba or the US?I think you'd see a lot less popular support among the natives than Vietnam, and the logistical differences are impossible to understate.
This is an AH so I'm kinda assuming this takes place in the 60s-70s era.I would hope it would run better than Grenada, which was a monumental clusterfuck that we won basically because the enemy was whoppingly disorganized. The military has come a long way since then, and Cuba would be a fast and quick victory; the peace afterwards might be tough though...
Fidel and Raoul are a bit old to go guerrilla in the jungles...
In that case see the Cuban Missile War Timeline for the most probable invasion of CubaThis is an AH so I'm kinda assuming this takes place in the 60s-70s era.
For Cuba or the US?
Cuba is right next door and we already have a base there if you are talking about the US
In that case see the Cuban Missile War Timeline for the most probable invasion of Cuba
Unless the Bay of Pigs counts
If JFK had not withheld air support during the Bay of Pigs, a successful landing would have occurred. What the plan was that once the Cuban resistance forces had established a beachhead, they would announce on the radio as the government of Free Cuba. Washington was then going to instantly recognize that government and support it militarily. That intervention was no secret. Life magazine had at the time photos of the airborne assault group already assembled in Florida. As has been pointed out, once US forces are actively involved, the conclusion will be a US victory. In the early 60's, there were many senior officers who had lots of personal experience in invading and pacifying islands during WW II.