From the Core Rules:
"Welcome to Games Workshop's The Lord of the Rings strategy battle game - the game of adventure and battles in the world of Middle-Earth."
Core Rules include sections detailing:
Basic Rules - Movement, Shooting, and Fighting Phases
Advanced Rules - Courage, Magical Powers, Wargear, Cavalry
The Fortress - Fighting in the Fortress, Besieging a Fortress, Siege Engines and Towers
Scenarios
Forces - Collecting, Painting & Modelling
Core Rules are 240 pages, and combine all previous editions with updated information from the previous system.
A complete line of plastic and metal miniatures which showcase the heroes and armies of Middle-Earth are sold separately.
Re-implements:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring